HOPPIN' THROUGH LIFE WITH LOVE

HOPPIN' THROUGH LIFE WITH LOVE
Life is good. Life is very good!

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Buddhist temple and pearls!








July 15th Buddhist temple and pearl shopping!
Today we went to the Buddhist temple. It was amazing to see the temple and all of shrines. We watched the Chinese people worships. their gods and it was interesting to see the culture and religion of these wonderful people. Our guide did tell us that many Chinese people are not very religious - and that religion has become a more social event, that Buddhism is more of a philosophy of living than a religious conviction. It was so hot and poor Sophie is not used to this Guangzhou heat - Kunming is about the temperature at home, so we miss it greatly. We spend much more time in our room than we did in Kunming - we hope to maybe swim today!
The pearl factory was amazing! We were able to handpick pearls and watch them be strung on a necklace. We purchased pearls for the girls, for their wedding day. The pearls here are about 100.00 us for really great quality and they are worth over $1000.00 in the US. They are lovely and the market was a cultural experience in itself.




3 comments:

Middle-Aged Moi said...

Can't WAIT for the Pearl Market!

charles darby said...

I have enjoyed watching and reading how this journey has evolved. Sophia is a doll!!! I can't wait to meet her and one day be her preschool teacher. Have a fun summer as you come home as a family . See you soon,

Tina Darby

jennifer and charlie gebhart said...

I remember the pearl market.
I got a pair of ear rings and a neclace for Mia there.
They were a great price....we went back the next day, took a cab and got an even better price....turns out our facilitator got a cut of anything we bought at the store.

I hope Sophie did ok on the plane to Guangzhou. It was a good test to see how she does on the way back home.

Jennifer